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EDM department partners with the Association For Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers

The Engineering Design and Mathematics (EDM) department at UWE Bristol are delighted to announce their new membership with the Association For Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). AFBE is a registered not-for profit organisation that promotes higher achievements in education and engineering, particularly among people from black and minority ethnicity (BME) backgrounds using engineering as … Continue reading “EDM department partners with the Association For Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers”

International Women In Engineering Day

International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is tomorrow – 23rd July – and is an opportunity to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry. The theme for this year’s INWED is “Shape the World”, and there are lots of ways … Continue reading “International Women In Engineering Day”

Sign up to mentor girls into STEM – online!

Cajigo is a mobile learning platform that empowers girls and women to reach their full potential through focused mentoring and support. And they’re on the lookout for new mentors! Read on to find out more about the platform and how you could get involved… Addressing the Gender Imbalance In STEM industries female representation remains under … Continue reading “Sign up to mentor girls into STEM – online!”

Alumni listed on 2020 Future List by Northern Power Women

Krystina Pearson-Rampeearee graduated in 2010 from the MEng Aerospace Engineering programme and now works as a Flight Systems Engineer at BAE Systems. She’s worked hard to change perceptions of STEM careers, and has been officially recognised on the 2020 Future List by Northern Power Women. Northern Power Women have added 52 amazing individuals to the Future … Continue reading “Alumni listed on 2020 Future List by Northern Power Women”

Don’t forget: UWE women in STEM events tomorrow

There’s still time to sign up for two FREE events, hosted by UWE at the Bristol and Bath Science Park tomorrow (please note the change of venue; these events were originally scheduled to be held at UWE): Women Like Me – Boosting mentoring for women in STEM in the West of England Wednesday 3rd April, … Continue reading “Don’t forget: UWE women in STEM events tomorrow”

Sarah Guppy show and women in STEM panel discussion recorded for schools

Back in November, Show of Strength‘s production about Sarah Guppy – engineer, inventor, campaigner, designer, reformer, writer, environmentalist and business woman – opened to great reviews. These included comments such as: “You won’t look at Isambard Kingdom Brunel or the Clifton Suspension Bridge in quite the same way ever again after seeing this piece.” and: … Continue reading “Sarah Guppy show and women in STEM panel discussion recorded for schools”

Engine Ears viewed over 300,000 times

Back in November, Atkins engineer and Women Like Me participant Louise Hetherington wrote a blog post for us on Engine Ears, Atkins’ first STEM video for 7-11 year olds. The video has now been viewed more than 300,000 times and won an award, as fellow Atkins and Women Like Engineer Jess Batt tells us in … Continue reading “Engine Ears viewed over 300,000 times”

Why is Emotional Intelligence and the development of Human Skills so important for Engineers and other STEM professionals now?

Our Women Like Me partner Caroline Morris, of Wide Eyed Group Leadership Consultancy, is an executive coach who works with leaders and their teams. She began her career in STEM building customer management systems for large organisations and throughout her career she has combined her love of tech and people, helping people to embrace their … Continue reading “Why is Emotional Intelligence and the development of Human Skills so important for Engineers and other STEM professionals now?”

Co-founder Stella Warren on new alta mentoring scheme

Our keynote speaker at the upcoming Women Like Me closing event, Stella Warren, tells us all about the new alta mentoring scheme in this guest post. Stella is a Research Associate in the Bristol Leadership and Change Centre with a background in applied social research. She supports a wide range of research project teams within … Continue reading “Co-founder Stella Warren on new alta mentoring scheme”

Three UWE EDM women featured as Bristol’s brilliant women in STEM

On Thursday 7th March 2019, Bristol 24/7 published an article on “Nine of Bristol’s brilliant women in STEM“. We are absolutely delighted, and very proud, that three of those women – a third of the total – are from UWE Bristol’s Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics. The work and achievements of Dr Lisa Brodie … Continue reading “Three UWE EDM women featured as Bristol’s brilliant women in STEM”